Brownsville, FL vs Hialeah, FL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBrownsville, FLHialeah, FL
Population16,936226,165
Median Household Income$40,795$55,594
Median Rent$1,252/mo$1,689/mo
Median Home Value$325,200$392,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)114114
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income63.1%61.5%
Poverty Rate26.2%17%
Unemployment Rate2.7% (county)2.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k336*173
Property Crime Rate /100k1,810*1,371
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr206206
Summer Highs89°F91°F
Winter Lows61°F61°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute30.6 min29 min
Hospitals—4
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher1717.3
College Degree Rate13.6%22.1%
Foreign-Born %38.4%74.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-3.9%+3.5%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Brownsville (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.